Category Archives: Health News

Weight loss is about a lot more than a slimmer figure. It’s about overall health. Being overweight or obese is linked to several inflammatory chronic conditions like heart disease and diabetes. Attempting to lose weight is one of the most important things you can do for your heart. One popular weight loss tool is diet ...click here to read more

Swearing off an entire food group doesn’t make any sense – that’s why elimination diets never work. Sure, maybe you’ve been on one for a week and it’s been going well. Let’s check in on how you’re feeling next month. Dairy often gets eliminated. A wide variety of people are lactose intolerant – but far ...click here to read more

Researchers from Rush University Medical Center suggest older adults who follow the MIND diet may benefit from better cognitive performance. This specific diet may help to protect the brain from amyloid plaques and tangles. As the body ages, the tissues on the brain can sometimes develop abnormal clumps of proteins. These proteins called amyloid plaques ...click here to read more

Remember the flu? It’s an annual virus that circulated around the world making millions sick and killing others. But as most people retreated indoors during the pandemic, cases of the flu went way down. But now people are venturing back out, and that means the flu will be back in full swing. And after a ...click here to read more

Veterans suffering from PTSD are all too familiar with anxiety. However, a new Veterans Affairs study has found a strong link between PTSD severity and anxiety sensitivity among female veterans who experienced military sexual trauma. Researchers say that treating anxiety could be a way to ease core PTSD symptoms. Anxiety sensitivity is a fear of ...click here to read more

It’s hard to get excited about “superfoods” because it usually means something expensive and hard to find. It’s also hard to get excited about the morning. But hopefully, we can flip that all upside down and get your day off to a good start. “Superfood” is a bit of a weird term. It seems like ...click here to read more

Elevated hypertension in middle-aged adults may raise the risk of vascular dementia down the line. A large new study published in PNAS is the first to show how the risk of dementia can begin early in those with high blood pressure. Interestingly, the study also found that some middle-aged individuals with damage caused by hypertension ...click here to read more

Aches and pains are one of the drawbacks of aging. Regardless of your physical condition, some knee, neck, or back pain seems to be unavoidable. Sometimes it’s nothing. Maybe you slept in an awkward position, spent a lot of time on your legs one day, or really taxed your muscles with a good workout. But ...click here to read more

According to a new nationwide study, the eyes of older adults may provide a possible indication of Alzheimer’s disease. Amyloid plaques found in the eyes’ retinas may be an indicator of similar plaques in the brain, which is a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers are hoping this can provide a more visible biomarker for detecting ...click here to read more

There is no cure for ulcerative colitis, a painful chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, a drug used to treat multiple sclerosis is proving highly effective. Ulcerative colitis is a form of IBD that causes the immune system to attack the lining in the large intestine. It creates ulcers that can lead to extreme pain ...click here to read more

You don’t need to be reminded of your brain’s complexity. You try to get sleep at night and keep it engaged during the day with information and exercise. But there is one thing you might be overlooking: socializing. There is plenty of research to show that social ties, particularly strong ones, play a big role ...click here to read more

Is seven your lucky number? If that’s your blood sugar level, you could have a lower risk for a stroke, heart attack, or other vascular troubles. A new study out of South Korea found that diabetics who have a stroke are less likely to have a second one if they can keep their blood sugar ...click here to read more

It’s not uncommon for the colder months to add a few pounds to waistlines across the county. The food’s a little richer, people may spend a little more time in front of the sofa, and they may retire their warm-weather runs. But running isn’t the only way to manage weight. Although it seems to be ...click here to read more

Many studies have shown the impact that physical exercise can have on Alzheimer’s disease. But, new experimental research is digging deeper to understand how the relationship may be due to how physical exercise modulates iron metabolism in the muscles and brain. Iron accumulation and brain iron metabolism have previously been associated with aging and Alzheimer’s ...click here to read more